Baked until the brioche is golden and crispy on top, this easy one-dish dessert is infused with cardamom and saffron, with pops of sweetness from the baked blackberries, and the crunch of slivered pistachios. There are plenty of recipes to occupy the weekend – making puris, methu vada (fried lentil doughnuts) or homemade paneer.

India Express is a substantial book packed with great ideas for quick-to-prepare dishes with some punchy flavours that are not overly spicy. She grew up in Cambridgeshire with the best of three food cultures: Bengali and South Indian food from her parents’ Indian heritage, along with classic eighties' mac and cheese, sponge pudding, and cheese and pineapple on a stick.

She focuses mainly on food and travel but with a lifelong love of the arts – especially visual arts, theatre and literature – she enjoys writing reviews for London Unattached. I served the fish with a pot of masoor dal which was also a very simple recipe and utterly delicious. I was pleased to find that the recipes are pescatarian in that they are either vegetarian, vegan or fish based.

The lentils got on with cooking themselves down and were then whisked which resulted in a wonderfully creamy texture. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. Inspired by the vivid descriptions of the food that fuelled their journey, from homemade picnics to elaborate dining car dinners, Rukmini set out on the Coromandel Express to experience it for herself, hoping to learn more about family recipes from East and South India along the way.We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. Rukmini is also the author of The Green Barbecue, a collection of vegetarian and vegan barbecue recipes. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. I used cod which is what I had in the fridge and it sat for a couple of hours until I was ready to cook. She is a die-hard Francophile – speaking French helps tremendously – but put her anywhere and she is happy.